1.Working as Assistant Professor, School of Library & Information Science, Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur [November 2019 - Present]
2. Working as Librarian at Malda Women's College, West Bengal [22nd December 2016 - 16th November2019]
3. Full Time UGC-Research Fellow, University of Calcutta, West Bengal [27th June 2012 to 21st December 2016 ]
4.Working as Lecturer at Asian Workers Development Institute (AWDI), Bastia, Rourkela, Odisha [11th August 2005 to 26th June 2012 ]

Research Area

1.Information Storage and Retrieval
2.Information Literacy
3.Knowledge Organization
4.ICT Application in LIS
5.Bibliometric Studies

Research Guidance

1.Mr. Anupta Jana (Continuing)
2.Mr.Ashok Kumar Das (Continuing) More than 20 MLIS and 03 M.Phil. students have successfully completed their dissertations under my supervision.

International Publications

1. Anupta Jana and Rosalien Rout; Visualising Knowledge, Research Hotspots and Trends of Literacy Studies in the Context of Library, 1969-202, Journal of Scientometric Research, Vol 13(1): pages161-175. [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 1.7 ]
2. ana, A., & Rout, R. ; Designing metadata schema for a human library: a prototype Journal Digital Library Perspectives Volume 38 Issue 3 Pages 346-361 [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 3.9 ]
3. Jana, A., & Rout, R. Preparedness of the Libraries to Address the Recent Pandemic A Case Study on 100 Top Academic Institutes of India. DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, volume 41, issue 03, pages 175-183. [Index: Scopus; Impact Factor: 1.7 ]
4. Rout,Rosalien and Panigrahi, Pijushkanti, Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) usage patterns among the library users of Odisha: a studyInternational Journal of Library & Information Science (IJLIS) Volume 7, Issue 1, Jan–Feb 2018, pp. 28–34 [Index: UGC; Impact Factor: 1.4 ]

National Publications

1. Rout,Rosalien and Panigrahi, Pijushkanti,An Ontology-Based Subject Searching Framework for Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)Volume 7 Issue 1 Pages 20-28 [Index: UGC; Impact Factor: ]
2. Rout,R Preservation and promotion of Sambalpuri Saree Designs through digital archive, Indian journal of Information Library &Information ; Society, Vol 36 issue No.3-4,pages 232-240, 2023, [Index: Other; Impact Factor: Nil ]
3. Rout,Rosalien and Panigrahi, Pijushkanti,Enhancement of subject searching in OPAC using ontologyVol. 39 (Number 44) Year 2018. Page 15 [Index: Other; Impact Factor: ]

National Conferences

1. Webinar on “Research Methodology in Social Sciences ” organized by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) on 24th June, 2020. [Index: Other ]
2. National Webinar on “MOOCs, E-content development and open Educational Resources” organized by DLIS, Sambalpur University in Collaboration with UGC-HRDC and IQAC Sambalpur University, Sambalpur on 7th September,2020. [Index: Other ]
3. Five Days Online Advanced Training Programme on “Bibliometrics and Research Output Analysis” organized by Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, th th Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 20 to 24 July, 2020. “Bibliometrics and Research Output Analysis” [Index: Other ]
4. Ten Days Quality Improvement Program on Image Building and Reputation Management of Library and Information Systems and Services organized by IASLIC [Index: Other ]
5. Two Days Odisha Research Conclave-2021 organized by OSHEC and Utkal University ,Bhubaneswar on 13th November 2021 [Index: Other ]
6. Two Days Odisha Research Conclave-2022 organized by OSHEC and Ravenshaw University, Cuttack on 14th November 2022 [Index: Other ]
7. Odisha Research Conclave-2023 organized by OSHEC and Sambalpur University,Sambalpur from 14th November to 16th November 2023 [Index: Other ]

Graduate Level:

Post Graduate Level:

1.Theory of library Cataloguing
2.Library Classification and Cataloguing Practice
3.Indexing, Information Search Strategies and Techniques
4. Preservation & Conservation of Library Materials
5. Intellectual Property Rights & Copyright
6. Information Storage and Retrieval
7. Research Methodology
8.ICT and Library Management Software-Practice

Award, Honours and Achievements

1. Best Poster Award in Research Conclave 2023 organized by Odisha State Higher Education Council & Sambalpur University under Humanities & Pedagogical Sciences Category

Books / Chapters Published

1. Panigrahi,Pijushkanti and Rout,Rosalien (2021) Librarianship in changing environment.ICTs vis-à- vis OPAC in Libraries: A Trend Study in Higher Education Institutions in Odisha, ISBN-9788192022031
2. Rout, Rosalien (2012)Electronic Librarianship: Trends and Issues organized "RDA: A new way of cataloguing in the electronic Era" ISBN-
3. Rout, Rosalien (2014)Application of communication and information technology in library. Organization and retrieval of web-based information using topic map. ISBN-

Sponsored Projects

1. OURIIP SEED Fund Govt. of Odisha entitled as "Building A Digital Repository of Sambalpuri Saree Design And Techniques: An Innovative Way To Preserve And Access The Heritage"

Seminar / Symposia / Workshops / Short term Course organized

1. Organized National Workshop on “Knowledge Repository and Plagiarism” held on 7th & 8th March 2020 at Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur

Members of Professional Bodies

1. Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), West Bengal